Based on the 1975 British film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show,
Rocky Horror is a spoof on the 1950’s sci-fi horror films. The story is
narrated by a criminologist (Mario Barboza) who, reading from a leather
bound report titled, “The Denton Affair”, tells the tale of newly
engaged couple, Brad Majors (played by Dan Porri) and Janet Weiss (Julie
Hart), who find themselves lost and with a flat tire on a rainy, late
November evening. Seeking a phone with which to call for help, the two
knock on the door of a nearby castle and are swept into the bizarre
world of Dr. Frank N Furter (Brian D. Fortin).

Rocky Horror is
famous for its interactive elements and audience participation. With
this in mind, the Warner Theatre Stage Company will have audience
participation bags available for purchase before the show that will
include: water guns, vinyl gloves, newspapers, finger flashlight,
confetti and playing cards. Patrons will not be allowed to bring their
own props into the performance.

Built
by Warner Brothers Studios and opened in 1931 as a movie palace (1,772
seats), the Warner Theatre was described then as “Connecticut’s Most
Beautiful Theatre.” Damaged extensively in a flood, the Warner was
slated for demolition in the early 1980s until the non-profit Northwest
Connecticut Association for the Arts (NCAA) was founded and purchased
the theatre. The Warner reopened as a performing arts center in 1983,
and restoration of the main lobbies and auditorium was completed in
November 2002. In 2008, the new 50,000 square foot Carole and Ray Neag
Performing Arts Center, which houses a 300 seat studio theatre, 200 seat
restaurant and micro-brewery and expansive school for the arts, was
completed.